Yadea released first electric scooters with sodium-ion batteries, starting at 3,299 yuan

Chinese language two-wheeler big Yadea launched its first scooters, powered by a lithium-free sodium-ion battery pack. The e-bike could be charged 80% in quarter-hour and helps 1.5 – 3C charging, in line with Yadea.

Throughout the Yadea Sodium Electrical Car convention in Hangzhou, the corporate began presales of 4 fashions geared up with sodium-ion packs. Costs vary from 3,299 to 4,299 yuan (450 to 590 USD).

• Yadea Q1 sodium-ion: 3,299 yuan (450 USD)
• Yadea DE3 sodium-ion: 3,499 yuan (480 USD)
• Yadea G30 Lite sodium-ion: 3,699 yuan (500 USD)
• Guanneng Q50 sodium-ion: 4,299 yuan (590 USD)
  • Outfitted with TCS clever traction management system

The 2-wheelers are geared up with Yuji Sodium Battery, which makes use of arduous carbon materials for its unfavorable electrode, in line with Yadea. The battery cells have an vitality density exceeding 145 Wh/kg and could be charged and discharged 1,500 occasions at regular temperatures, lasting as much as 5 years with common use. The sodium battery retains over 92% of its capability when discharged at -20°C.

Yadea additionally launched the “Huayu JiNa Supercharging Ecosystem.” Huayu is the title of its wholly-owned subsidiary devoted to sodium-i battery growth. The corporate introduced that the superchargers beneath the brand new ecosystem are broadly distributed in core areas. A part of the ecosystem is a JiNa Sensible Platform, which may monitor the standing of supercharging stations and lock within the problematic battery as soon as it’s detected.

The EV maker didn’t disclose any extra data through the convention. Nevertheless, the corporate web site exhibits that the Yadea Guanneng Q50 Sodium is supplied with a Na+ battery with a nominal voltage of 48 V and a capability of 24 Ah, good for about 70 km vary. The 2-wheeler is powered by a TIFAR electrical motor with 400 W energy and a 25 km/h prime pace. The car dimensions are 1535/690/1100 mm, and the rated load is 75 kg.

In December, Yadea introduced its cumulative two-wheeler gross sales surpassed 100 million models. Yadea Expertise Group is a Chinese language two-wheeler maker based in 2001 and headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

Sodium-ion batteries are safer than lithium batteries and might face up to chilly temperatures higher. They’ve a slower discharge charge and are cheaper to provide whereas being extra environmentally pleasant. Nevertheless, they’ve a slower cost charge, decrease attainable voltage, and decrease vitality density. Thus, they are going to be used primarily in two-wheelers, small metropolis automobiles, and stationary vitality storage.

Extra corporations are getting concerned in sodium battery manufacturing in China. In January final 12 months, BYD began establishing a 30 GWh sodium-ion battery plant in Xuzhou. The overall funding is 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion USD). On November 18, 2024, CATL introduced it could launch a second-generation sodium-ion battery in 2025.